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Narrow-bandwidth solar upconversion: design principles, efficiency limits, and case studies (1212.6477v1)

Published 28 Dec 2012 in physics.optics and cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Abstract: We employ a detailed balance approach to model a single-junction solar cell with a realistic narrow-band, non-unity-quantum-yield upconverter. As upconverter bandwidths are increased from 0 to 0.5 eV, maximum cell efficiencies increase from the Shockley-Queisser limit of 30.58% to over 43%. Such efficiency enhancements are calculated for upconverters with near-infrared spectral absorption bands, readily accessible with existing upconverters. While our model shows that current bimolecular and lanthanide-based upconverting materials will improve cell efficiencies by <1%, cell efficiencies can increase by several absolute percent with increased upconverter quantum yield - even without an increased absorption bandwidth. By examining the efficiency limits of a highly realistic solar cell-upconverter system, our model provides a platform for optimizing future solar upconverter designs.

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